Six leaders from Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Zugdidi were given instructions on the gameplay and rules of Minecraft by Amiran Toronjadze, experienced minecraft player and software engineer. Another six attendees, already experienced in playing Minecraft gave one on one guidance to others during the learning process. At the end of the training all participants together simulated the […]

On October 25th, 12 youth volunteers from Tbilisi, Kutaisi and Zugdidi have been provided with dynamic and interactive training that aimed to introduce participants to the basic theories of conflict analysis and management, as well as provide procedural knowledge required to run and participate in virtual online peacebuilding sessions. The session on 25 October was […]

In November 2014, Uri Mishol and David Peles from Games for Peace and Mark van Embden Andres from Elva met with youth in gaming centers throughout Abkhazia. The trainings provided the participants with a fun introduction to the game “Minecraft”. Uri and David explained how Minecraft is helping to make youth from different backgrounds in Isreal and the […]

What we do

With support of the Confidence Building Early Response Mechanism of the EU and UNDP, Elva Community Engagement is bringing together youth groups of different ethnic backgrounds. In addition to supervising the development of the Peace Park game, Elva organised a series of online gaming sessions that allowed youth from different communities to get to know each other through interactive collaborative Minecraft sessions. These sessions were based on successful peacebuilding gaming sessions organised by Games for Peace in the Middle East.

About Peace Park

"Peace Park" combines fun and strategy to allow gamers to achieve the ultimate goal of peaceful coexistence. Peace Park was designed by Mark Rein-Hagen and realized by StormBringer Studios Studios, with generous support of the “Confidence Building Early Response Mechanism” (COBERM) of the EU and UNDP.